2008/10-, Professor in Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, China,
2007/05-2008/10,Research Scientist in C-PCS, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Hosted by Dr. Victor Klimov), NM, USA
2002/08-2007/04,Research Associate in Optoelectronics, Cavendish Laboratory (Physics), Cambridge University (Advisor Prof. Henning Sirringhaus, Prof. Neil Greenham in Sir Richard Friend Group,), Cambridge, United Kingdom
1997/09-2002/07,Ph. D in Chemistry Materials, Tsinghua University, (Advisor: Prof. DP Chen), Beijing, China
Research Interests
1. Conjugated Polymer, Nanostructrued Semiconductor Materials
2. Charge Separation and Transport; Interface Engineering for High Efficient Optoelectronic Devices
3. Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cell; Nanostructrued Si Photovoltaics; Thin Film Transistors
Research Achievement
1. Published >70 peer-reviewed papers in the well-respected journals such as Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., JACS, Nano Lett., ACS Nano and Adv. Mater. hold seven Chinese patents, five US patents and one world patents.
2. Total citation is more than 2700 times, H-index is 23.
3. The first three-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid photovoltaic devices have been built in our group, which achieved the present highest power conversion efficiency (12%) of the organic-based photovoltaic device because of the efficient charge transfer and transport.
4. The charge recombination mechanism has been well analyzed in hybrid system. And through optimizing surface passivation techniques of inorganic nanostructure, the charge recombination was dramatically suppressed.
Main research interests are engaged in optical and electrical properties of conjugated polymer, colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and their application in optoelectronic devices. Publications include over 30 journal papers, one book chapter and five patents. The papers have been cited (SCI) over 700 times and H-index 14. A high-performance thin film field effect transistor was fabricated by wet chemistry method with low cost and environmental friendly materials, which was highlighted by MRS Bulletin.
Selected Publication (Total Citation>2700, H-index=23)
1. Y. Zhang; F. Zu; S.-T. Lee; L. Liao; N. Zhao.; B. Sun*, Heterojunction with Organic Thin Layer on Silicon for Record Efficiency Hybrid Solar Cell. Adv. Energy Mater. 2013, 10.1002/aenm.201300923.
2. X. Gu; W. Cui; H. Li; Z. Wu; Z. Zeng; S.-T. Lee; H. Zhang; B. Sun*, A Solution-Processed Hole Extraction Layer Made from Ultrathin MoS2 Nanosheets for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2013, 10.1002/aenm201300549.
3. P. Deng; Z. Wu; K. Cao; Q. Zhang; B. Sun*; S. R. Marder, Trifluoromethylated thieno [3, 4-b] thiophene-2-ethyl carboxylate as a building block for conjugated polymers. Polymer Chem. 2013, DOI: 10.1039/c3py20848f.
4. F. Zhang; D. Liu; Y. Zhang; H. Wei; T. Song; B. Sun, Methyl/Allyl Monolayer on Silicon: Efficient Surface Passivation for Silicon-Conjugated Polymer Hybrid Solar Cell. ACS Appl Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 4678.
5. Y. Wu; X. Zhang; J. Jie; C. Xie; X. Zhang; B. Sun; Y. Wang; P. Gao, Graphene Transparent Conductive Electrodes for Highly Efficient Silicon Nanostructures-Based Hybrid Heterojunction Solar Cells. J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 11968.
6. T. Song; B. Sun, Towards photo-rechargeable textiles integrating power conversion and energy storage functions: can we kill two birds with one stone ChemSusChem 2013, 6, 408.
7. D. Liu; Y. Zhang; X. Fang; F. Zhang; T. Song; B. Sun*, An 11%-Power-Conversion-Efficiency Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cell Achieved by Facile Organic Passivation. Electron Device Letters, IEEE 2013, 34, 345.
8. J. Di; Z. Yong; X. Zheng; B. Sun; Q. Li, Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for High-Efficiency Schottky Solar Cells. Small 2013, 9, 1367.
9. J. Di; Z. Yong; Z. Yao; X. Liu; X. Shen; B. Sun; Z. Zhao; H. He; Q. Li, Robust and Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Titania Core/Shell Films for Flexible TCO-Free Photoelectrodes. Small 2013, 9, 148.
10. B. Sun*, Solar & Alternative Energy Hybrid photovoltaics for eco-friendly solar cells. SPIE Newsroom 2012, 10.1117/2.1201208.004313.
11. T. Song; F. Zhang; X. Lei; Y. Xu; S. Lee; B. Sun*, Core-shell structured photovoltaic devices based on PbS quantum dots and silicon nanopillar arrays. Nanoscale 2012, 4, 1336.
12. T. Song; S.-T. Lee; B. Sun*, Prospects and challenges of organic/group IV nanomaterial solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 4216.
13. T. Song; S. T. Lee; B. Sun*, Silicon Nanowires for Photovoltaic Applications: The Progress and Challenge. Nano Energy 2012, 1, 654.
14. Q. Li; J. Zhao; B. Sun; B. Lin; L. Qiu; Y. Zhang; X. Chen; J. Lu; F. Yan, High-Temperature Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal Electrolytes. Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 945.
15. X. Zhu; N. Zhou; Z. Zhang; B. Sun; Y. Yang; J. Zhu; X. Zhu, Cyclic Polymers with Pendent Carbazole Units: Enhanced Fluorescence and Redox Behavior. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 123, 6745.
16. J. Zhao; F. Yan; L. Qiu; Y. Zhang; X. Chen; B. Sun*, Benzimidazolyl functionalized ionic liquids as an additive for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 11516.
17. F. Zhang; B. Sun*; T. Song; X. Zhu; S. Lee, Air Stable, Efficient Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices Based on Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and Silicon Nanostructures. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 2084.
18. X. Shen; B. Sun*; D. Liu; S.-T. Lee, Hybrid Heterojunction Solar Cell Based on Organic–Inorganic Silicon Nanowire Array Architecture. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 19408.
19. G. Zou; H. Luo; F. Ronning; B. Sun*; T. M. McCleskey; A. K. Burrell; E. Bauer; Q. X. Jia*, Facile Chemical Solution Deposition of High-Mobility Epitaxial Germanium Films on Silicon. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 1782.
20. X. Shen; B. Sun*; F. Yan; J. Zhao; F. Zhang; S. Wang; X. Zhu; S. Lee, High-Performance Photoelectrochemical Cells from Ionic Liquid Electrolyte in Methyl-Terminated Silicon Nanowire Arrays. ACS Nano 2010, 4, 5869.
Contact Information
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Institute of Functional Nano& Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
Soochow University 199 Ren-Ai Road,
Suzhou Industrial Park,
Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 China
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